Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

The industry concerned with the preparation and distribution of printed material to the general public.

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black point

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Reference point, defining the darkest area in an image. See illustration; compare white point.

mean line

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The imaginary horizontal line running at the height of lowercase letters, exclusive of ascenders, being intermediate between the baseline and cap line (qqv); also called x-line. ...

serialization

Printing & publishing; Publishing

To create or release a work in serial, installment, or episode form, as to publish or broadcast incrementally. If published in series before compilation, then the work is in ...

integral

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A leaf or page bound into a publication at the time it was initially printed and assembled. Compare insert, tip.

epiphany

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A section in or the theme of a literary work presenting a perceptive moment of intuitive insight or sudden revelation into the essential meaning of ordinary things and commonplace ...

pull-quote

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Alternate term for call-out (qv); also called "pull-line" or "call-up". See sidebar, box, counterfactual, factoid.

golden handcuffs

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Colloquial expression for attractive remuneration packages offered to senior managers, particularly those with specialized knowledge, which make it more worthwhile for them to ...